The harbor winds kicked up and decided to play this 16 string therapy harp.  Enjoy! Happy Chinese New Year!  Year of the Goat which rhymes boat.  

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China Dragon is on now on her Mooring in the harbor.  We've already received wonderful comments about how she really makes the harbor look more special.  If you take a walk from Old Fisherman's Wharf towards Breakwater Cove you'll see her.

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The Chinese Historical Museum  http://www.chsa.org

is a great place to see the history of Chinese people in the United States  

 

Chinese Historical Museum - San Francisco

The main exhibition area in the museum tells the history of the Chinese people in the United States. The bilingual permanent exhibition documents the first large wave of immigration that occurred during the 19th century, when more than 90% of Chinese immigrants came from the Pearl River Delta region in China. Photographs and artifacts focus on the contributions made by Chinese laborers in the development of the fishing, railroad, mining, and agriculture industries in the American West. New exhibits are scheduled throughout the year.

QUICK FACTS:

Tuesday through Friday 12:00pm-5:00pm

Saturday and Sunday 12:00pm-4:00pm

Closed Mondays. Please call for holiday schedule

The Chinese Historical Society of America

965 Clay Street

San Francisco, CA 94108

Phone: (415) 391-1188

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Renovating a boat can feel overwhelming at times.  Yesterday was one of those days.  People love to come and snap photos of the boat because she is inspiring. In many ways..she's even more inspiring to see out of the water.  She looks larger out of the water than in the water.  After yesterday's Chinese Fishing Village Walk of Remembrance where we all made new friends...China Dragon had some new visitors. 

Nancy from San Francisco looked up at the eyes that hold the sails rigging and said: That symbol means: Good Fortune.    Check out the symbol of in this photo on the bronze metal fitting.  I love finding out more information.  Nancy, even said that she was going to call me an honorary Chinese woman.  I loved that.  Nancy's family is from the GuangDong Province where the museum is that houses a large treasure junk that sunk 800 years ago.  

Every day China Dragon makes new friends and I get to see her in the reflection of her admirers.   Come join us and help renovate her.  We need to sand and oil her teak, remove paint from the bilges...as paint in the bilges flakes off and clogs up bilge pumps and that's not a good thing.  It's fun to work on the boat by the water.  You never know who you will meet.  Sanding is something almost anyone can do and it's not hard work at all.   I promise.

Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 11:00am - 4:00pm

Day 3 of China Dragon's being in dry dock or as they say: On the Hard meaning on a hard surface versus the water.

The Hull is being sanded and readied for new paint. The red is called Perfection Red.  

We plan on adding two new colors to the trim: blue and green as shown in this photo of a Dragon from the ceiling of a Buddhist Monastery.  Photo provided to us by artist Conlon for inspiration.  Tell us what you think?

Over all her hull condition is really good considering her age. She was built in 1958 in Hong Kong and shipped over on a barge.